Automopedia.org » matchbox cars http://www.automopedia.org Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:13:55 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 How To Make a Rubber Band Powered Toy Car Launcher http://www.automopedia.org/2009/04/22/how-to-make-a-rubber-band-powered-toy-car-launcher/ http://www.automopedia.org/2009/04/22/how-to-make-a-rubber-band-powered-toy-car-launcher/#comments Wed, 22 Apr 2009 16:12:07 +0000 automopedia http://www.automopedia.org/?p=1774 automopedia. Visit the original article at http://www.automopedia.org/2009/04/22/how-to-make-a-rubber-band-powered-toy-car-launcher/.

Even in the world of Arts & Crafts you can find DIY Toys that fall within the lines of “Auto News” Well…toy auto news at least. While checking out Instructables.com (via Craftzine) we discovered a How-To do-it-yourself toy car launcher.

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I always wanted a HotWheels car launcher and track, but all my parents could afford were broken Matchbox cars and Lionel Train sets…minus the trains. But with a few blocks of scrap wood from the basement and a little bit of man (or woman) power, you can fulfill your child’s dreams of having a device that can violently shoot small pieces of metal at their friends.

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Reach the full step-by-step instructions here: www.instructables.com/Rubber-Band-Powered-Hot-Wheels/

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